Belgium Stocks Close Lower

Investing.com – Belgium stocks closed lower on Tuesday, impacted by losses in the Consumer Services, Industrials, and Basic Materials sectors.

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 index lost 0.64%.

Best Performers

The session’s best performers on the BEL 20 were:
– Syensqo SA (EBR:SYENS): Up 0.25% or 0.18 points to 72.61.
– UCB SA (EBR:UCB): Up 0.22% or 0.40 points to 185.90.
– Melexis NV (EBR:MLXS): Up 0.09% or 0.05 points to 57.65 at close.

Worst Performers

The worst performers included:
– Azelis Corporate Services NV (EBR:AZE): Down 3.20% or 0.62 points to 18.75.
– Anheuser Busch Inbev SA NV (EBR:ABI): Down 2.00% or 1.01 points to 49.57.
– Umicore SA (EBR:UMI): Down 1.92% or 0.20 points to 9.97.

Falling stocks outnumbered gainers on the Brussels Stock Exchange, with 72 declines, 26 advances, and 10 unchanged stocks.

Notably, shares in Anheuser Busch Inbev SA NV (EBR:ABI) fell to 52-week lows, decreasing 2.00% or 1.01 to 49.57.

Commodities

• Gold Futures for February saw a decrease of 0.58% or 15.56 to $2,654.44 per troy ounce.
• Crude oil for January delivery fell 2.18% or 1.54 to $69.17 per barrel.
• The February Brent oil contract dropped 1.49% or 1.10 to $72.81 per barrel.

Currency Updates

• EUR/USD remained unchanged at 1.05.
• EUR/GBP was also unchanged at 0.83.
• US Dollar Index Futures decreased by 0.04% to 106.51.